Senator "Poker John" Herbert of Louisiana will probably be the next President of the United States--unless a rumor about a secret in his past is exposed. It's a secret even he doesn't know about. Max Maxwell is sent to New Orleans to determine if the secret is true. Did Herbert father a mixed race child in his home state? If he did, does the child know who the father is and what impact can it have on the upcoming election? The search for the answers...